Höfuðgoð

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðgoð

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðgoð" (or hǫfuðgoð) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

höfuðgoð (hǫfuðgoð)
höfuðgoð, n. en af de fornemste Guder.Fm. XI, 38629.

Part of speech: n

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuðgoð may be more accurately written as hǫfuðgoð.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᚵᚮᚦ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.

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